E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Orobanche ludoviciana Nutt.
Louisiana Broomrape (Suksdorf's broomrape)
Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

General:
Parasitic herb from a coarse, tuber-like, fleshy root; stems single, short glandular-hairy, 7-20 cm tall.

Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves scaly-bracteate, alternate, short glandular-hairy.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of many flowers in dense, spikelike clusters; corollas purplish or pink striped with white, 1.5-2.2 cm long, the lips short, unstalked; calyces 7-12 mm long, the lobes 3-7 mm long, narrow, acute, equaling or slightly shorter than the tubes; anthers smooth.

Fruits:
Capsules; seeds numerous, angled, net-veined, less than 0.7 mm long.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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